natejonesis Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 No jokes about it being zoos; I'm referring to the coral on the left with the feather duster sticking out of it Thx. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Is that the full size version? Could you try maybe chopping out that portion so we can see more detail? My guess is Porites. Maybe. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Very nice photo. Let me go out and research the corallite structure and polyp distribution to know for sure and I'll be back! Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 You know, I'm thinking Pavona... But I haven't seen it in that color. But, up close, everything makes me think Pavona... Pavona decussata... Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Check out this Porites. Polyps look much different. There are apparently dozens of species of Porites, but all have this same polyp/corallite shape. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I'll conclude quite confidently that it's Pavona. Now, as to the specific species, I'll say Pavona decussata. Looked through about a dozen different species, and it resembles it to every degree. Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 i'd say pavona perhaps...but it may also be a Lithophyllon species. just my guess. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Three species... Two look completely unlike it. One could be...Lithophyllon mokai. VERY CLOSE: Corallites would be the giveaway. This one has sort of "eyes", not like the specimen in question. Corallite structure: Not: Link to comment
natejonesis Posted July 9, 2005 Author Share Posted July 9, 2005 After looking closely at the structure, I think it is Pavona. Thx. Now I just need to keep it alive Link to comment
Six Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 looks pretty happy now. pavona is awesome stuff. Link to comment
Kogut Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I say pavonia, too. Here's a pic of my small frag... You sure that's a feather duster coming out of it? Looks like an anemone to me, but I don't know what the structure is like... Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 That's a feather duster in it. Harmless, and cute. Link to comment
natejonesis Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 yeah, everyone gets Christmas worms; I got a shabby feather duster... Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I think he's cute. Besides, I hear Christmas worms are difficult to keep alive. Link to comment
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